Chen Meiqi carves a woodblock under the guidance of her father, Chen Yishi. CHINA DAILY Typically, 2-centimeter-thick blocks are hewn from fine-grained pear or jujube wood before they're polished and ...

Woodblock printing is a quintessential example of art transcending history and border throughout the South Asian subcontinent. It originated in China, and remained to be the most non-communal method ...

The process of printing patterns with engraved wooden blocks is known as block printing. The process of printing patterns with engraved wooden blocks is known a Love that new block print kurta that’s ...

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Nanjing, which has served as China's capital city ten times during its 2,500-year-long history, is famed for its rich and splendid culture. One of the highlights of that culture is the tradition of ...